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Who Dey Revolution Manifesto

Preamble

IN THIS TIME of perpetual Cincinnati Bengals incompetence and futility, with zero playoff wins in the nineteen seasons since the WhoDeyRevolution Godfather, Paul Brown, passed away in 1991 and handed the team to his fortunate son, the Despot, Mike Brown;

Introduction

WE, the members of the Who Dey Revolution, in our fervent dedication to the Cincinnati Bengals and fanatical desire to transform our hometown team into perpetual Super Bowl contenders, call for a popular revolution of fans to demand comprehensive reform to the managerial decisions and approach of Cincinnati Bengals ownership, management, staff and players, and hereby call for the adoption of the following Who Dey Revolution Manifesto:

Manifesto Demands

THAT the Mike Brown, Katie Blackburn, Marvin Lewis, along with every other member of the Bengals management, staff and personnel, state publicly to all Bengals fans, “I will do everything in my power to help the Cincinnati Bengals win a Super Bowl;”

THAT Mike Brown will hire a general manager, drastically expand the scouting department and relinquish all control of player personnel;

THAT all training, rehabilitation and medical facilities are considered best-in-class compared to other NFL teams;

THAT the management fill the team only with players who fit the system, both mentally and physically, and are not reluctant to makes changes to player personnel when needed, regardless of cost or loyalty concerns;

THAT offensive and defensive line depth is considered the top priority for all player personnel decisions;

THAT all decisions made by ownership, management, staff and players, both on and off the field, are judged only by this criterion: “Does this help the Cincinnati Bengals win a Super Bowl?”

August 31, 2009

As Bengals fans, we at WDR are excited that Andre Smith is signed and hopeful that he will be anchoring the right side of the offensive line for years to come. But the Bengals insistence to save money means that the team has put Smith so far behind he will not make an impact for a while - and possibly the entire season.

Per Joe Reedy, here is what Bengals Offensive Line Coach Paul Alexander had to say:

“He has a long way to go. He’s not all of a sudden going to be
starting anytime soon. It’s impossible. I’m not
afraid to put rookies in there but this guy is so far behind and he has
so much work to do. It’s going to be an intense year for him.”

Reedy followed up: "When asked if he was on the same learning curve and development as Anderson, Alexander said that Smith’s is probably steeper."

Andrew Whitworth added:

“He’s on Day 1 and all of us are on Day 31. All of the strides
that we’ve made in 30 days he has to make up. Everyone knows he’s a great run blocker. He’s great at
the point of attack and can move people. He’s going to have to learn
pass protection and put on the pads and realize that part.”

Again, we hope that Smith becomes the RT for the next decade, but his impact in 2009 will be limited because of the Bengals' determination to save as much money as possible. Other owners will do whatever it takes to win. The Bengals want to win, but not at the expense of losing control or losing money.

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"Other owners will do whatever it takes to win. The Bengals want to win, but not at the expense of losing control or losing money." GREAT quote, Brosef. I believe some of the followers of this site don't believe that the Bengals want to win. It is my belief that they do, but unfortunately it, at times, takes a back seat to M.B.'s whims.
I feared this about Andre and his long holdout. My guess is that he'll start somewhere in the midpoint of the season when the coaches notice that the run game is not where it needs to be. I am just hoping that when this happens the Bengals will be 5-3, 4-4, 6-2 and not 2-6, 1-7, 3-5. Again, I ask this: why isn't the projected O-Line Collins at LT, Whit at LG, Cook at C, Bobbie at RG and Andre at RT? Livings should be groomed to take over for Bobbie, as he is not starter material at this point. It is far more difficult and important to find an effective LT than an effective RT.